What is "firstfruit"

alt. 1 Singular of firstfruits, an offering of the first of the harvest. 2 The first growth, allegory for the first people to receive the message. 3 Ceremony in Southern Africa, notably among the Zulu and Swazi peoples, in which the paramount chief is the first to eat from the new harvest. n. 1 Singular of firstfruits, an offering of the first of the harvest. 2 The first growth, allegory for the first people to receive the message. 3 Ceremony in Southern Africa, notably among the Zulu and Swazi peoples, in which the paramount chief is the first to eat from the new harvest.